Head Coach Dan Stratford

DAN STRATFORD

DAN STRATFORD

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MOUNTAINEER ALUMNUS DAN STRATFORD WAS NAMED WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY’S 10TH MEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH IN JANUARY 2020.

PERSONAL

BORN May 29 HOMETOWN London, England ALMA MATER West Virginia ’09 (Bachelor’s) West Virginia ’15 (Master’s)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2011-12 2013 2014-16

West Virginia (Volunteer Assistant) West Virginia (Assistant) Charleston (Assistant) 2017-19 Charleston (Head Coach) 2020-present West Virginia (Head Coach)

COACHING HONORS

2017 Mountain East All-Sports Coach of the Year United Soccer Coaches Division II Coaching Staff of the Year 2018 Mountain East Coach of the Year 2019 Mountain East Coach of the Year United Soccer Coaches Division II Coaching Staff of the Year

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

AT CHARLESTON

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NCAA National Runner-Up (DII) NCAA National Semifinal (DII) NCAA National Runner-Up (DII) Division II National Champions NCAA Third Round (DII) Division II National Champions

AT WEST VIRGINIA

2005 2006 2007 2011 NCAA Second Round (Player) NCAA Second Round (Player) NCAA Third Round (Player) NCAA Second Round

COACHING RECORD

YEAR SCHOOL POS. W-L NCAA

2011 West Virginia Vol. 11-8-1 2nd Round 2012 West Virginia Vol. 9-6-1 2013 West Virginia AC 7-7-5 2014 Charleston AC 22-1-1 Nat. Runner-Up (DII) 2015 Charleston AC 20-3 Nat. Semifinal (DII) 2016 Charleston AC 19-3-2 Nat. Runner-Up (DII) 2017 Charleston HC 21-1-2 Nat.Champion (DII) 2018 Charleston HC 18-1-2 Third Round (DII) 2019 Charleston HC 22-2-1 Nat.Champion (DII)

TOTAL YEARS – COACHING TOTAL YEARS – HEAD COACH 9 3

NCAA TOURNAMENTS

7 HEAD COACHING RECORD 61-4-5 (.907) ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD 88-28-10 (.738) TOTAL COACHING RECORD 149-32-15 (.798)

Stratford, who played for the Mountaineers from 2004-07, and served as an assistant coach at WVU from 201113, returned to Morgantown after a three-year stint as the head coach at the University of Charleston. While at UC, he compiled a record of 61-4-5 and led the Golden Eagles to a pair of Division II National Championships in 2017 and 2019.

The London, England, native was named the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Coach of the Year for all sports in 2017 and is a two-time United Soccer Coaches Division II Coaching Staff of the Year (2017, 2019) winner. Under Stratford’s tutelage, UC also won three conference regular-season championships and two conference tournament titles in the last three years.

opponents, 87-8, and earned 17 shutouts. In all, the squad finished the campaign on a 12-match win streak.

In 2018, UC conceded just four total goals, an all-time goals-against average record in Division II men’s soccer history. The team went undefeated in the regular season before finishing with an 18-1-2 mark.

Charleston finished 22-2-1 this past season en route to its second National Championship in three years. The Golden Eagles outscored their

Stratford’s first season in charge in 2017 was capped off with UC’s first men’s soccer National Championship. On the heels of a 15-match win streak, the Golden Eagles allowed just eight goals all year while tallying 19 shutouts. The squad finished 21-1-2 on the year, as Stratford mentored his first collection of student-athletes as a head coach, including Thomas Vancaeyezeele, the Division II National Player of the Year.

From 2014-16, Stratford served as an assistant coach at UC, helping the Golden Eagles to three trips to the Division II Final Four with two National Runner-Up finishes.

Prior to his time at Charleston, Stratford was an assistant coach for three seasons at WVU from 2011-13. The Mountaineers reached the NCAA Tournament Second Round in 2011, before joining the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2012.

One of the most decorated players in program history, Stratford played for the Mountaineers from 2004-07, finishing No. 1 in WVU history in matches played in a season (23) and career (85), as well as No. 1 in career game-winning assists (13) and game-winning points (31). Additionally, Stratford, an All-Big East and all-region selection as a senior, sits No. 2 in school history in career assists (27), shots on

goal (86) and multi-assist games (4), No. 3 in matches started (79), No. 4 in game-winning goals (9) and No. 9 in career points (67).

Stratford led the Mountaineers to a four-year mark of 54-24-8 with three NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2006 Big East regular-season championship as a player. WVU reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in program history during Stratford’s senior season in 2007.

Drafted by D.C. United in 2008, Stratford played one season in Major League Soccer (MLS) before joining Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle from 2009-10. He finished his professional career at Hereford United (England) from 2010-11.

Stratford owns a UEFA ‘B’ coaching license and graduated from WVU with a bachelor’s degree in physical education teacher education in 2009. He also earned a master’s degree at WVU in 2015.

DAN STRATFORD vs. OPPONENTS

Alderson Broaddus Bellarmine Cal Poly Pomona Cal State LA Concord Davis & Elkins Franklin Pierce Frostburg State Gannon LIU Post Lynn Mercy Mercyhurst Millersville